Jamie Dornan, who is set to play Aragorn in “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” gets candid about what it means to take on the role created by Viggo Mortensen for the next installment of the beloved franchise.
“I cried. I actually cried,” Dornan told Entertainment Tonight when asked how he reacted to the news of his casting. “It’s like a dream. It’s an absolute dream and an honor to enter this world in any capacity, let alone play a character of such importance and admiration, and one that we all love and love what Viggo has done with this role in these three films.”
He went on to note that filming “The Hunt for Gollum” was “incredible.” “(I’m) incredibly honored and I had an awesome time. I finished about three weeks ago. It was an incredible experience, and I hope people welcome our story into this world because a lot of people care about it, and I definitely realize that. But yeah, I hope we did a good job.”
Last month, Dornan admitted during an interview with L’Officiel that while there was “pressure” on him to live up to Mortensen’s vision for the character, no part of him “is trying to outdo him.” “I’ve been asked to play a super iconic role, and I’ll do my best. But to me, Aragorn will always be just Viggo. His performance is one of my all-time favorites, and I feel honored to try to recapture at least some of the energy he originally brought to the character,” he said.
Andy Serkis, who provided the voice and motion capture for the CGI hobbit in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy, directed the film, which is scheduled to hit theaters on December 17, 2027. The set also sees the return of Ian McKellen (as Gandalf), Elijah Wood (Frodo), and Lee Pace (King Thranduil), in addition to new cast members Kate Winslet (Marigol), Leo Woodall. (Halvad) and Anya Taylor-Joy as an elf.
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